— Official John Gaffney worked the game along with Ed Corbett and Jeff Anderson. Gaffney’s day began with a 2 p.m. ET game between Marquette and DePaul. Then, because official Mike Stephens was unable to reach South Bend because of winter storm that hit the northeast, Gaffney agreed to drive from Milwaukee to South Bend—Mapquest says that’s a 3½-hour haul, assuming no traffic delays in Chicago—and call this one, too. He wound up officiating 105 minutes of basketball in a single day.

Notre Dame's five-overtime win over Louisville gave the Irish a 7-4 record in Big East play. (AP Photo)

— Apparently, Gaffney only works the thrillers. Earlier in the week, he did the overtime game between Ohio State and Michigan, and Thursday he called the Illinois buzzer-beating upset of No. 1 Indiana.

— In 65 minutes, the Irish and Cardinals combined to commit only 29 turnovers.

— When regulation ended, Notre Dame forward Garrick Sherman had not played. He finished with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and six rebounds in 22 minutes.